Friday, May 27, 2011

i am actually sweeping and picking up a bit............the girls & families are coming in.........the grands certainly could not play on the family room floor without a good sweep job......after all, i have been crafting & neglecting...............................................so, in the midst of moving objects......when i moved my covered boxes, i wondered if anyone else has these.........they were all made by my grandmothers............Mamaw Hill made the one on top (she was quite the crafter, and very good at it....will show you more things at another time)....and my great~grandmother...Grace Wampler made the bottom two.........................i think they are made from old upholstering fabric, covering old wooden boxes......then a little feather stitch or two......a special place to rest the weary and tired feet!........................................ .......................................................................................i am blessed!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

the storm did come.......a tornado actually hit about a mile south of our home..........five houses leveled.......minor injuries..................................but when you know the people affected your heart breaks...........if you would please just whisper a little prayer for these families today.......as well as those that have already been through this heartbreak................................................i am such a mess today....................................& i do realize that i am blessed!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

they say a storm is coming..............started warning everyone yesterday................................i have just been thinking.....are we ever prepared for a storm?................................i was remembering, growing up, Daddy would stand on the back porch, and watch the whole thing unfold............Mom and i would run for cover...........................................................................so this morning, i have been thinking of all the different storms we face in our lives..........are we ever prepared for those either?...........................................i do think we go through them for a reason....we may not know at the time..............we may never know..........................but i have been through some, that now...i can see......................................................when someone stops me in walmart, (the usual place).....i am able to give comfort......listen......cry with them.......................................................it is how we handle the storms in our life.........................................we can face them, watch it unfold.......................or run for cover...........................................not that i always handle them the right way.......................................but with God's help.....................we CAN handle them! ..........................been blessed through many a storm............yes.....i am blessed!

by the way, i pray for safety with all of your storms...................be blessed my friends!

Monday, May 23, 2011

well .......as i have said before.........i am really behind............................openhouse is a very stressful time not only to finish things for the shop............but .............to ready the house and yard..........so amidst the daily things that just need to be done...........shower.......laundry.......meals......you know!......in those moments in between, i have managed to make some greeting cards.....i have had the supplies since last year and wanted to do them forever.................................so.......set up the table.......a few minutes here....a few minutes there.......a card or two, added to the stack.........they may be the only things finished............but oh wellllllll..............................................

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

i love this picture of Granny............at the age of 91 she flew to New York for a visit with my cousin.....................all dressed for dinner...............................even at 103 she would still wear her beads......polish on her nails ........and her hair done........dressed in her finest......................she was the finest..........................love you Granny....give my Mom a hug & kiss for me! ......................................................................oh i have been so blessed!

Monday, May 16, 2011

okay.........................................so now is the time to kick off the socks and shoes............and get down to the nitty~gritty........................................open house is soon........................so if i am a little lazy about posting here.......you know where i am..................................................... ........................................................................................................................i am blessed!

Thursday, May 12, 2011

this is just a tiny little cubbie.......with tiny little things.........a little trinket box that Daddy brought home to Mamaw when he was a young boy.......that is a picture of him to the right as a little boy..........a tiny little basket.............and a tiny toy plane, that belonged to my father-in-law when he was a little boy....................................oh it is the tiny little things............................. ..............................................................................i am blessed!

Sunday, May 8, 2011

this is my favorite picture of my Mom......her graduation picture...........honoring her today on Mother's Day...............

and this is one of my favorites of Daddy.........today was his birthday.................................. so here i am this day....... honoring and missing them both..........................................

no wonder they loved each other since first grade.............perfect!...............

............................................................................so blessed to have had wonderful, loving parents......but missing them both so much..........................i am blessed!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Sunday, May 1, 2011

it is mr. prairie blue's birthday....................................the very one that i fell in love with the first time i met him.............................the one who is always so serious, but can make me laugh.........the one that ALWAYS puts others before himself...........can look ahead in a situation and know what to do, (in my opinion that is a gift)............................still takes my breath away, as he did this day of our wedding forty years ago...............................................he is still ......my one true thing .............. happy birthday babe!..........................................................i am blessed!

Mustard Seed Hill

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About Me

I am just an ordinary woman...I live in a modern world with a passion for the old. I would rather wear denim, than a fancy dress...have a rusty granite pan, instead of fine china...stand in awe of an old log cabin, than be invited to a mansion. Give me an old rusty bucket... an old wooden box...an old tattered quilt and my heart is full. My family thinks I am a little off...but my friends who know me, share my passion as well.....I am so blessed!